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After Raising Money for a Year, Church Pays Off $5.2 Million in Medical Debt for Low-Income Families

The donation has forgiven more than $5.2 million in medical debt for 5,555 of Los Angeles's most at-risk families.

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Church and Mosque Joined Forces to Feed Poor Families and Offer Free Health Screenings for Christmas

This is the fifth year that the two religious communities have teamed up to celebrate the season of giving with a free feast for low-income families.

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In a UK First for Muslim Hospital Workers, Doctor Introduces Disposable, Sterile Hijabs

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust are the first in the UK to offer the single-use hijabs for Muslim healthcare workers.

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Inmates Sentenced to Life in Prison Have Commitment to Spiritual Transformation Unlike Any I Have Seen

Prisoners serving life-sentences might not seem like the most obvious group for seeking spiritual enlightenment, but that's exactly the case in California.

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Pope's Dream Comes True As 24/7 Church for Rome's Homeless Opens Just Blocks Away From St. Peters

Pope Francis's long-awaited dream of opening a 24-hour homeless shelter and church in Rome has finally come true in time for the holidays.

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For First Time in 72 Years, Sikhs Can Visit One of Their Holiest Sites Thanks to New Peace Corridor

Thousands of Sikh pilgrims can now travel visa-free from their village in India to visit the second holiest site of their religion in Pakistan.

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Before Tree Gets Cut Down, Buddhist Monastery Writes Touching Notice to the Fir And All the Wildlife Living in it

A 100-year-old tree scheduled to be cut down gets a ceremony and hearfelt notice of thanks from the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery.

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Jewish People Who Have Recovered From COVID Have Donated Half of All the Plasma Used in US Treatments

More than 36,000 American COVID-19 patients have now been treated with donated blood plasma, half of which has come from Jewish people.